EP2364652A4 - Remotely operated actuator - Google Patents

Remotely operated actuator

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Publication number
EP2364652A4
EP2364652A4 EP09818937.6A EP09818937A EP2364652A4 EP 2364652 A4 EP2364652 A4 EP 2364652A4 EP 09818937 A EP09818937 A EP 09818937A EP 2364652 A4 EP2364652 A4 EP 2364652A4
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Prior art keywords
remotely operated
operated actuator
actuator
remotely
operated
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Application number
EP09818937.6A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2364652A1 (en
EP2364652B1 (en
Inventor
Hiroshi Isobe
Takayoshi Ozaki
Yoshitaka Nagano
Yukihiro Nishio
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NTN Corp
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NTN Corp
NTN Toyo Bearing Co Ltd
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Priority claimed from JP2008261339A external-priority patent/JP5258495B2/en
Priority claimed from JP2008264437A external-priority patent/JP2010088812A/en
Priority claimed from JP2008264438A external-priority patent/JP5197293B2/en
Priority claimed from JP2009013009A external-priority patent/JP5258594B2/en
Application filed by NTN Corp, NTN Toyo Bearing Co Ltd filed Critical NTN Corp
Publication of EP2364652A1 publication Critical patent/EP2364652A1/en
Publication of EP2364652A4 publication Critical patent/EP2364652A4/en
Application granted granted Critical
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EP09818937.6A 2008-10-08 2009-10-02 Remotely operated actuator Not-in-force EP2364652B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2008261339A JP5258495B2 (en) 2008-10-08 2008-10-08 Remote control type actuator
JP2008264437A JP2010088812A (en) 2008-10-10 2008-10-10 Remote control type actuator
JP2008264438A JP5197293B2 (en) 2008-10-10 2008-10-10 Remote control type actuator
JP2009013009A JP5258594B2 (en) 2009-01-23 2009-01-23 Remote control type actuator
PCT/JP2009/005106 WO2010041397A1 (en) 2008-10-08 2009-10-02 Remotely operated actuator

Publications (3)

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EP2364652A1 EP2364652A1 (en) 2011-09-14
EP2364652A4 true EP2364652A4 (en) 2013-12-04
EP2364652B1 EP2364652B1 (en) 2016-09-21

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US (1) US8511195B2 (en)
EP (1) EP2364652B1 (en)
KR (1) KR101287985B1 (en)
WO (1) WO2010041397A1 (en)

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KR101287985B1 (en) 2013-07-19
US8511195B2 (en) 2013-08-20

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